Large commercial hovercrafts are fast, highly maneuverable, can operate in a diverse set of environments and are extremely LOUD! But how do you drive one? This video from Apple Pi gives a good overview on the basics of operating a large commercial hovercraft.
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By Ron Bousso
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Maersk Oil, a unit of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, has agreed to sell stakes in three North Sea fields to RockRose Energy, the latest new entrant into the ageing basin.
RockRose suspended trading on Wednesday before announcing it has agreed non-binding headline terms and a period of exclusivity from Maersk Oil North Sea … [Read more...]

Two weeks & over a million bricks built by 7,000 people in 21 countries all over DFDS culminated in an official Guinness World Record for Largest LEGO Ship (supported by a steel frame) in Copenhagen on 17 August 2016.
It’s UK based ferry operator DFDS Seaways' 150th anniversary the company's engineers wanted to build something a bit … [Read more...]

Two things most mariners have in common; they think of their pups as fellow mariners but consider seagulls to be little more than rats with wings. That may be why Australian National Maritime Museum recently hired its recruit Bailey, the seagull security dog.
The border collie was enlisted in May to help the maritime museum keep seagulls away from the exhibits which include … [Read more...]

Everyone knows the U.S. Navy has a killer marching band but did you know they also have a vocal ensemble nicknamed the Navy Sideboys? Neither did we until this video found its way into the gCaptain Inbox. You'll have to listen for yourself but if you grew up with a father who kept the station wagon's radio glued to the local oldies station (as did … [Read more...]

Wynand Hendrikse is a diamond diver. For 20 years, he’s spent his days sailing off the western coast of South Africa, exploring a private offshore concession an hour south of the Namibia border. His office is on a boat, and his uniform is a wetsuit and fins; his mission is to scan the shallow sea floor for precious minerals. Almost every day he spends on the … [Read more...]

One of the great benefits of attending the US Merchant Marine Academy is the experience of going out to sea on US-Flag merchant ships. This is called 'Sea Year'.
While the state schools primarily rely on school ships, USMMA Midshipmen are sent, generally two at a time, to commercial vessels trading around the world. That is until now -- if the following information … [Read more...]